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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Anacapri

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Anacapri, Italy

Updated May 29, 2024
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Inside the Blue Grotto

Anacapri, Italy

Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Anacapri, Italy

Church of San Michele

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.
Visitors can see Vesuvius from the pergola.

Anacapri, Italy

Villa San Michele

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
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Arco Naturale (Natural Arch)

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.
2 miles from Anacapri
Gennarino Scugnizzo

Capri, Italy

Gennarino Scugnizzo

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.
2 miles from Anacapri
Reconstruction of Villa Jovis by C. Weichardt (1900)

Capri, Italy

Villa Jovis

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.
2 miles from Anacapri
The watchtower and the lighthouse

Massa Lubrense, Italy

Punta Campanella

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."
5 miles from Anacapri
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